Nimbus Trucks Pre-sale
Tommy posted,
They're finally done, you guys might have seen some Canadians with proto sets over the past few months. Feedback has been taken and this is the culmination of everything:
Specs:
Body: 6061 Aircraft Grade Billet Aluminum
Axle Information: Removable 8mm 17-4 PH Stainless Steel
Drill Pattern: Oldschool
Hanger Widths: 184mm, 194mm, and 204mm
Front/Rear Turning Angle: 48°/40°
Baseplate Angle: 50°
Pivot Material: CNCed Delrin
Bushing Compatibility: Stim and Barrel shapes
Stock Bushings: 12 Divine Barrels (4 x 93a, 4 x 90a, 4 x 87a)
Colors: Blue (anodized) , and Aluminum
Spherical: None
Weight: 420 Grams/Complete Truck
They're designed to be ridden with the front back combo but we're offering symmetrical options as well, that's with either 48° turning angle or 40° turning angle. You can get them in either anodized blue or aluminum finishes. Price per set of trucks during the pre-order is $270 shipped anywhere.
The paypal is nimbustrucks@gmail.com, feel free to email or post up here with any questions.
-Tommy in Texas
2009 December 4 10:43 AM
replied,
well fuck my ass and call me sally
those look fucking rad.
2009 December 4 11:02 AM
andrew...langley replied,
they kinda look like areas and bears had a baby
2009 December 4 3:22 PM
raffle replied,
only part that looks like aera's are the baseplates other than that they look complaetely different from anything else in my oponion. wuld love to try a set out sometime
2009 December 4 10:00 PM
Dorian replied,
Name change. used to be called chocolates, now Nimbus
2009 December 5 2:37 AM
Dorian replied,
wait they are 50 degree baseplates?
That makes the angle 50 degrees, offset doesn't change that. Thats like flipping a 50 grizzly, its still a 50, the axle (or virtual axle in your case) is just on the other side and follows a different arc.
offer them with different baseplate options maybe. what is the ground clearance like with 70mm wheels on the big offset one?
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They still pivot at 50° but they do not turn at that angle. It affects the resistance to turning (amount of leverage needed to turn). The same concept is used on Maguns, but if you get a chance to ride these you will see that the front and back turn and behave drastically differently. Offering different baseplates would've been very difficult because balancing the ride heights would not have been possible, and the angular rake changes the turning angle based on the pivot angle. meaning that the rear hanger is raked to 40° right now, but on a 45° it would be raked more than 10°
the mathematical relationships arent constant.
there arent clearance issues until you start using wheels smaller than 66mm. even then, less issues than with maguns.